Mastering Multi-Step Word Problems for 4th Graders

Lily has 12 apples and she buys 8 more. If she gives 5 apples to her friend, how many apples does she have left?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 8

Tom has 3 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 10 stickers. If he gives away 5 stickers, how many stickers does he have now?

• 25

• 15

• 30

• 20

A baker made 24 cookies and sold 9 of them. Then, he baked 15 more cookies. How many cookies does he have in total now?

• 24

• 30

• 18

• 15

Sarah read 15 pages of her book on Monday and 20 pages on Tuesday. If she plans to read 10 more pages on Wednesday, how many pages will she have read in total?

• 30

• 40

• 25

• 45

A toy store has 50 toys. If 15 toys are sold and 10 new toys are added, how many toys are in the store now?

• 35

• 40

• 45

• 50

In a garden, there are 30 flowers. If 12 flowers bloom and 5 flowers wilt, how many flowers are still blooming?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 7

A classroom has 25 students. If 10 students go on a field trip and 5 new students join, how many students are in the classroom now?

• 25

• 30

• 15

• 20

Emma has 40 marbles. She loses 8 marbles and then finds 12 more. How many marbles does she have now?

• 44

• 32

• 36

• 52

A farmer has 100 apples. He sells 30 apples and then picks 20 more from his trees. How many apples does he have now?

• 120

• 70

• 90

• 50

A library has 200 books. If 50 books are checked out and 30 new books are added, how many books are in the library now?

• 180

• 150

• 220

• 200